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are basket strainers universal, ie; do they fit standard sinks?

Could anyone recommend a good basket strainer? I could buy a simple sink strainer but I think flatmates etc will not use it - I will have more success replacing existing waste with a basket strainer. Could anyone recommend a good basket strainer? It's a stainless steel kitchen sink, like...

Do you throw away the fitting or is possible to replace ballast?

One of my light fixtures has stopped working... Anyone know how to fix these? Both lamps stopped working at the same time, I tried replacing with new lamps to see if that was the problem (it wasn't). It's wired in series with another light and that still works fine so the wiring is not the...

Is fitting a PRV pipe a job for a CORGI registered plumber?

I bet it was connected to the previous boiler / system and they've just not bothered when fitting the new combi... Would this be a quick job for a plumber to connect or an involved task?

there is what I assume to be the prv pipe sticking out of the wall on the outside, it's located just below the level of the bottom of the boiler (would drain to garden). There is no evidence of it reappearing on the inside of the flat, hiding behind the wallpaper I guess.

I think the PTFE is on the olives not the threads. Fitting a PRV is not easy?

it is a Vokera... Would fitting a PRV to it be a straightforward task? I can't drain down - there is no lower outlet. Everything is on the same floor, rads are higher than the pipe work that supplies them...

I can't drain down as there isn't an outlet in the system other than the radiators (which I will turn off)

where is the pressure release valve on the boiler?

It's sealed - combi boiler. Can't let it run into floor

I want to repair a section of 8mm microbore heating pipe that got a nick when removing floorboards... This pipe is below floor level and there is no lower outlet to enable me to drain it (ie it's below all the radiators) before I cut out the nicked section and fit a compression fitting. Is...

But there's a strong connection! Haha... sorry

actually I wasn't going to extend the pipe work - just cut out the necessary amount eg 10mm and connect the cut ends back to together with a compression fitting